Clean air act-pollution control technologies

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The Clean Air Act of 1972 required some companies to install the "best available" pollution control technologies. This is an example of: A. a pollution tax B. the government using a subsidy to encourage a negative externality. C. the government using the command approach to discourage a negative externality D. A market pollution permit E. the government using the command approach to encourage a positive externality.

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